Curse
9 With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. 10 Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be. 11 Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? 12 My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water. James 3:9-12
When you start the morning with prayer or praise of our Father, do you think about how you will go about treating other people throughout your day. I observed something this week where two people of opposite beliefs were debating something, however one of the individuals would keep interrupting the other person and also came forward with a degrading comment towards that person. When I was speaking to my kids this week, I talked about one of the biggest problems with our society today is the fact that people spend too much time yelling(cursing) at each other and less than enough time listening. When you look a this scripture and think about people or yourself, I am sure many people praise God, but then out of the same mouth they curse others. How can that be good? How can that be refreshing? How can that strengthen others? The next time you think about talking about, cursing, yelling or berating other people, think about that moment you should treat them like you treat God. Maybe if more people focused on this, there would be less saltiness and more harmony.
Have a great weekend.
Matt
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